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Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music

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	RICHARD BENSON The Farm, The Story Of One Family And The English Countryside London, Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Books. 2005. (ISBN: 0241142229) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Agriculture. The author travels home to Yorkshire to attend the sale of his family's farm; the Bensons have been farmers for over 200 years, but now modern economics have made it impossible for the family to continue; setting the story of the sale, its aftermath and the family's recovery against a background of cataclysmic change in the British countryside, Benson uses memoir, anecdote, reportage and personal insights to explore many social and personal issues; this is a book about childhood, families, change, death, food, alienation and belonging - and about the bond between people and the land and each other. 230 pages, d/j is lightly soiled and worn along upper edge. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: AF7383 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	GOSS, OLGA M Practical Guidelines for Nursery Hygiene Parramatta, N.S.W. Australian Nurserymen's Association. 1983, Reprint. (ISBN: 0959541810) Pictorial Cover , 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 77pp, colour photos, line drawings, slight insect damage to edges of pages, else in very good condition. Very Good. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 US$ 13.77 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1185] Book number: AF37 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	DONALD S HUBBELL Tropical Agriculture, An Abridged Field Guide Kansas City, Howard W Sams International. 1965, First Edition. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Agriculture. The author is recognised throughout the world as an expert in tropical agriculture; this book is a compilation of his own copious notes over 25 years of direct experience in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. 294 pages, d/j is fairly tattered, book itself is very good with just a little foxing. Very Good/Poor. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 US$ 13.77 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1185] Book number: AF7385 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	NUDAM, J & DE JONG, A Elsevier's Dictionary of Horticulture Elsevier Pub Co. 1970. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, In English, French, Dutch, German, Danish, Swedish, Spanish, Italian & Latin. Compiled under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, The Hague, The Netherlands. SBN 444408126. 4240 terms; the basic table is in English, followed by their equivalents in the 8 other languages; separate alphabetical indexes are supplied for each of these languages. Covered with clear contact, 561pp, foxing on page edges, text is good. Weighs 1.2 kilograms. Good/Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5 US$ 27.54 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2370] Book number: AF35 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	SEYMOUR, JOHN & SALLY Self-Sufficiency: The Science and Art of Producing and Preserving Your Own Food London, Faber and Faber. 1977. (ISBN: 0571106358) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 250pp, rear pages water-stained, pages tanned. Good. AUD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.18 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 790] Book number: 0570 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	MEMBERS OF STUD STOCK (INTERNATIONAL) PTY LIMITED The ABC of Stud Breeding . Full-Leather . Circa 1965. Published by Group Members of Stud Stock (International) Pty Limited, namely: Aldersend, of Tarrington, Herefordshire, England; Brewarrana, of Narrandera, NSW, Australia; and Castle Bend, of Bowral, NSW, Australia. Black embossed leather-bound booklet on the history & attributes of the above stud properties. Colour photos. Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: AF38 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	PAUL O'HARE, ROSS LOEBEL & IAN SKINNER Growing Macadamias in Australia, AGDEX 246/20 Brisbane, Australia, Queensland Dept of Primary Industries. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0724259724) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Softcover pamphlet, 54pp. Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0432 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	PREPARED BY J L MACLEAN The Potential Of Aquaculture In Australia: Australian Fisheries Paper No. 21 Canberra, A.C.T. Australian Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries Division, AGPS. 1975. (ISBN: 0642007268) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Is aquaculture, or fish farming, practical in Australia? How much does it cost to establish a farm? This book is not a handbook or a 'do it yourself' manual - it discusses the broad principles and describes some of the operations currently being undertaken in Australia, and outlines the possibilities while listing the difficulties facing aquaculturalists. 133pp. D/j is marked and worn along edges. Very Good/Good. AUD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.18 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 790] Book number: AF7090 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	MADISON, JOHN H Principles of Turfgrass Culture Malabar, Florida, Robert E Krieger. 1982, Reprint. (ISBN: 0898741971) Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Reprint 1982 with corrections & supplementary material. 431pp, green cloth with gilt lettering, maps, b/w photos, tables, diagrams, light foxing on eps. Very Good/No Jacket. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: AF34 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	MANNERS, ERNEST Land Is What We Make It London, George G Harrap. 1954, First Edition. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Having retired from active farming, the author sets down a few notes on the tricks & dodges he learnt during a lifetime of grassland farming in the first half of the 20th Century in Britain, in the hope of passing on to the next grass farming generation the benefits of his experience. 256pp. Orange cloth with black lettering, spine sunned, foxing. Good/No Jacket. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0147 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	JOAN AUSTIN PALMER From Plough To Porterhouse, A Hereford History Melbourne, F W Cheshire. 1966. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Agriculture. by The history of the Hereford breed of cattle, reviewing the early material and shedding valuable light on the progress of scientific development in the 18th and early 19th centuries; the Australian section covers only those studs which came into being before 1900; the author together with her husband runs a Hereford stud at Mortlake, Victoria. 155 pages, d/j is poor: worn along edges, with a large tear across front cover at top, sunned near spine on rear cover, book itself is very good, with just light foxing on page edges. Very Good/Poor. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5 US$ 27.54 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2370] Book number: AF8267 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.

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	RICHARD BENSON The Farm, The Story Of One Family And The English Countryside London, Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Books. 2005. (ISBN: 0241142229) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Agriculture. The author travels home to Yorkshire to attend the sale of his family's farm; the Bensons have been farmers for over 200 years, but now modern economics have made it impossible for the family to continue; setting the story of the sale, its aftermath and the family's recovery against a background of cataclysmic change in the British countryside, Benson uses memoir, anecdote, reportage and personal insights to explore many social and personal issues; this is a book about childhood, families, change, death, food, alienation and belonging - and about the bond between people and the land and each other. 230 pages, d/j is lightly soiled and worn along upper edge. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: AF7383 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	GOSS, OLGA M Practical Guidelines for Nursery Hygiene Parramatta, N.S.W. Australian Nurserymen's Association. 1983, Reprint. (ISBN: 0959541810) Pictorial Cover , 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 77pp, colour photos, line drawings, slight insect damage to edges of pages, else in very good condition. Very Good. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 US$ 13.77 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1185] Book number: AF37 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	DONALD S HUBBELL Tropical Agriculture, An Abridged Field Guide Kansas City, Howard W Sams International. 1965, First Edition. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Agriculture. The author is recognised throughout the world as an expert in tropical agriculture; this book is a compilation of his own copious notes over 25 years of direct experience in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. 294 pages, d/j is fairly tattered, book itself is very good with just a little foxing. Very Good/Poor. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 US$ 13.77 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1185] Book number: AF7385 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	NUDAM, J & DE JONG, A Elsevier's Dictionary of Horticulture Elsevier Pub Co. 1970. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, In English, French, Dutch, German, Danish, Swedish, Spanish, Italian & Latin. Compiled under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, The Hague, The Netherlands. SBN 444408126. 4240 terms; the basic table is in English, followed by their equivalents in the 8 other languages; separate alphabetical indexes are supplied for each of these languages. Covered with clear contact, 561pp, foxing on page edges, text is good. Weighs 1.2 kilograms. Good/Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5 US$ 27.54 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2370] Book number: AF35 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	SEYMOUR, JOHN & SALLY Self-Sufficiency: The Science and Art of Producing and Preserving Your Own Food London, Faber and Faber. 1977. (ISBN: 0571106358) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 250pp, rear pages water-stained, pages tanned. Good. AUD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.18 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 790] Book number: 0570 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	MEMBERS OF STUD STOCK (INTERNATIONAL) PTY LIMITED The ABC of Stud Breeding . Full-Leather . Circa 1965. Published by Group Members of Stud Stock (International) Pty Limited, namely: Aldersend, of Tarrington, Herefordshire, England; Brewarrana, of Narrandera, NSW, Australia; and Castle Bend, of Bowral, NSW, Australia. Black embossed leather-bound booklet on the history & attributes of the above stud properties. Colour photos. Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: AF38 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	PAUL O'HARE, ROSS LOEBEL & IAN SKINNER Growing Macadamias in Australia, AGDEX 246/20 Brisbane, Australia, Queensland Dept of Primary Industries. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0724259724) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Softcover pamphlet, 54pp. Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0432 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	PREPARED BY J L MACLEAN The Potential Of Aquaculture In Australia: Australian Fisheries Paper No. 21 Canberra, A.C.T. Australian Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries Division, AGPS. 1975. (ISBN: 0642007268) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Is aquaculture, or fish farming, practical in Australia? How much does it cost to establish a farm? This book is not a handbook or a 'do it yourself' manual - it discusses the broad principles and describes some of the operations currently being undertaken in Australia, and outlines the possibilities while listing the difficulties facing aquaculturalists. 133pp. D/j is marked and worn along edges. Very Good/Good. AUD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.18 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 790] Book number: AF7090 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	MADISON, JOHN H Principles of Turfgrass Culture Malabar, Florida, Robert E Krieger. 1982, Reprint. (ISBN: 0898741971) Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Reprint 1982 with corrections & supplementary material. 431pp, green cloth with gilt lettering, maps, b/w photos, tables, diagrams, light foxing on eps. Very Good/No Jacket. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: AF34 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	MANNERS, ERNEST Land Is What We Make It London, George G Harrap. 1954, First Edition. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Having retired from active farming, the author sets down a few notes on the tricks & dodges he learnt during a lifetime of grassland farming in the first half of the 20th Century in Britain, in the hope of passing on to the next grass farming generation the benefits of his experience. 256pp. Orange cloth with black lettering, spine sunned, foxing. Good/No Jacket. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0147 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	JOAN AUSTIN PALMER From Plough To Porterhouse, A Hereford History Melbourne, F W Cheshire. 1966. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Agriculture. by The history of the Hereford breed of cattle, reviewing the early material and shedding valuable light on the progress of scientific development in the 18th and early 19th centuries; the Australian section covers only those studs which came into being before 1900; the author together with her husband runs a Hereford stud at Mortlake, Victoria. 155 pages, d/j is poor: worn along edges, with a large tear across front cover at top, sunned near spine on rear cover, book itself is very good, with just light foxing on page edges. Very Good/Poor. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5 US$ 27.54 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2370] Book number: AF8267 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.